Author Brianna Bourne describes her experience of WriteMentor’s summer mentoring programme and how it helped her both rewrite her Young Adult novel and secure agent representation.
Success Stories
Former mentee Heather Fishwick shares experience of WriteMentor’s mentoring programme, working on her novel ‘Mirrored Snow’.
WriteMentor Novel Award winner Sean Dooley shares writing journey, award experience and advice.
Picture Book author Emma Pearl shares her experience of being mentored by ‘Deep Water’ author Lu Hersey on WriteMentor’s summer mentoring programme
Author Lucille Abendanon describes her experience of WriteMentor’s Spark mentoring programme with author Lindsay Galvin and how it helped her secure agent representation for her Middle Grade novel.
Lenore Stutznegger, author of ‘Blue Shadows Fall’, shares her experience of the WriteMentor summer mentoring programme
Author George Jreije shares his experience as a mentee on WriteMentor’s summer mentoring programme
After studying songwriting at university and returning to Suffolk to set up a music tuition business, Georgia Gant finally decided to …
After a degree in Art History turned out to be even less useful than predicted, Louise Finch fell into the charity …
Clare Harlow first heard about WriteMentor in 2018 as she was preparing to send her Young Adult fantasy out into …
Author Emily Kenny describes her experience of WriteMentor’s Spark programme, Writing Weekends, and Aisha Bushby’s Preparing for Submission course.
Becky Wilson was a mentee on WriteMentor’s 2020 summer mentoring programme, where she received writing and editorial support on her …
What made you apply for the WriteMentor programme? I had seen some WriteMentor posts on Facebook, and it looked like a welcoming …
WriteMentor Spark is a monthly, online one-to-one mentoring service. Working with a children’s author, writers receive ongoing developmental editing, writing …
When Lorraine Hawley’s critique partner Dani Camarena joined WriteMentor and loved the summer mentoring program, Lorraine decided to follow along …
Jess Birch was a 2020 WriteMentor mentee, who worked with author Louisa Reid on her Young Adult retelling of Macbeth, …
Ravena Guron was born in London, went to school in London, went to university in London and now works in …
Tess James-Mackey spent years mucking out horses, getting trampled on by horses, and finally realising she might prefer a less …
Dana Faletti has always been a writer. Growing up in Pittsburgh, she wrote poetry endlessly and wrote her first novel …
We asked 2020 Picture Book Award Winner, Sophia Payne, to reflect on her experience with the award, and what has …
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After being long listed for the WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award, Amy Borg took part in the WriteMentor 2019 summer mentoring …
From WriteMentor mentee to agented author, read how Krystle Brantzeg shaped her Young Adult contemporary romance manuscript with the help of author Brandy Woods Snow.
Read about his WriteMentor journey, from programme application to literary representation. What made you apply for the WriteMentor programme? Last …
Author Dale Hannah was a mentee on WriteMentor’s summer mentoring programme who worked his Middle Grade novel with the help …
Based in the United States, Carrie Beamer was a mentee on WriteMentor’s summer mentoring programme who worked on her historical …
Natasha Holmes was a mentee on WriteMentor’s summer mentoring programme. During the programme, she edited her upper Middle Grade novel …
What made you want to get involved in the WriteMentor Spark programme? My SCBWI critique group was no longer meeting …
Recently, we spoke with 2018 mentee, Kari Veenstra, about her latest announcement of a publication deal and what’s happened before …
We welcome 2018 mentee, AJ Vanderhorst, to chat about his #WriteMentor experience and his recent, great news. Tell us a …
We welcome WriteMentor Children’s Novel Award runner-up, Kathryn Lougheed, to discuss her writing, her experience of the competition and what …
We interviewed Clare Golding recently, a #WriteMentor mentee from 2018, mentored by A.M. Dassu. Clare has just secured representation and …
Congratulations on signing with Evernight Teen for you novel, THE WANDERERS! 🎉 Sarah, what about Brandy’s bio convinced you to …
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Interview by KC Karr Congratulations on signing with your agent! Hannah, what about Marisa’s bio convinced you to sub to …
Interviewed by K.C. Karr Jenny, what about Carolyn’s bio convinced you to sub to her? Carolyn was a ninja, so …
Interview by KC Karr Haleigh, what about Brandy’s bio convinced you to sub to her? Brandy writes YA contemporary romance …
I'm thrilled to announce that I'm now represented by Scott Miller and @Kristin_Cipolla at Trident Media Group. Thank you @kacimari …
I'm thrilled to share that @sansawicka from @MarjacqScripts is my agent! It's amazing to find someone who loves my gothic …
I wasn’t going to announce this yet but I’m going to burst if I don’t…I’m excited to say I’ve accepted …
More than excited to announce I am now represented by the amazingly kind and truly brilliant @annmrose at The Prospect …
I'm so excited to share that I am now represented by @thejordache of @NewLeafLiterary! I'm humbled Jordan saw promise in …
I’ve been tweeting excerpts from my WIP, DEREK HYDE KNOWS SPOOKY WHEN HE SEES IT, for almost a year. Today …
I'm amazed & delighted that @jslwilliamson has taken a punt & decided to represent my Ghost story TROGLODYTE despite the …